EXHIBIT 12.1



COMPUTATION OF RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

TEXAS INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES



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|In thousands except ratios                                                                        |  | 2005                         |         |                    | 2004 |   | 2005   |  | 2004 |        | 2003 |   | 2002   |  | 2001 |       
|Earnings                                                                                          |  |                              |         |                    |      |   |        |  |      |        |      |   |        |  |      |        |  |   |         |  |   |         |  
|Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and changes in accounting principles |  | $                            | (84,772 | )                  |      | $ | 23,679 |  | $    | 62,255 |      | $ | 59,096 |  | $    | 40,650 |  | $ | 75,577  |  | $ | 99,968  |  
|Fixed charges                                                                                     |  |                              | 20,319  |                    |      |   | 13,550 |  |      | 30,044 |      |   | 31,240 |  |      | 21,058 |  |   | 26,771  |  |   | 31,824  |  
|Amortization of capitalized interest                                                              |  |                              | 550     |                    |      |   | 550    |  |      | 1,100  |      |   | 1,100  |  |      | 1,100  |  |   | 1,100   |  |   |        |  
|Less: Interest capitalized                                                                        |  |                              |        |                    |      |   |       |  |      |       |      |   |       |  |      |       |  |   |        |  |   | (15,601 | )
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|Adjusted earnings                                                                                 |  | $                            | (63,903 | )                  |      | $ | 37,779 |  | $    | 93,399 |      | $ | 91,436 |  | $    | 62,808 |  | $ | 103,448 |  | $ | 116,191 |  
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|Fixed charges                                                                                     |  |                              |         |                    |      |   |        |  |      |        |      |   |        |  |      |        |  |   |         |  |   |         |  
|Interest expense                                                                                  |  | $                            | 16,342  |                    |      | $ | 9,457  |  | $    | 21,824 |      | $ | 21,012 |  | $    | 11,025 |  | $ | 15,433  |  | $ | 6,143   |  
|Interest capitalized                                                                              |  |                              |        |                    |      |   |       |  |      |       |      |   |       |  |      |       |  |   |        |  |   | 15,601  |  
|Net amortization of debt discount, premium and issuance expense                                   |  |                              | 773     |                    |      |   | 717    |  |      | 1,709  |      |   | 3,090  |  |      | 3,802  |  |   | 4,346   |  |   | 2,685   |  
|Interest portion of rent expense                                                                  |  |                              | 3,204   |                    |      |   | 3,376  |  |      | 6,511  |      |   | 7,138  |  |      | 6,231  |  |   | 6,992   |  |   | 7,395   |  
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|Total fixed charges                                                                               |  | $                            | 20,319  |                    |      | $ | 13,550 |  | $    | 30,044 |      | $ | 31,240 |  | $    | 21,058 |  | $ | 26,771  |  | $ | 31,824  |  
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                                                                |  |                              |        |                    |      |   | 2.79   |  |      | 3.11   |      |   | 2.93   |  |      | 2.98   |  |   | 3.86    |  |   | 3.65    |  
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|Deficiency of earnings to cover fixed charges                                                     |  | $                            | 84,222  |                    |      | $ |       |  | $    |       |      | $ |       |  | $    |       |  | $ |        |  | $ |        |  
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